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LibriVox recording of A Diary from Dixie, by Mary Chesnut
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, a well-educated South Carolina woman who was married to a Confederate general, kept extensive journals during the Civil War. Mrs. Chesnut moved in elite circles of Southern society and had a keen interest in politics. Her diary is both an important historical document and, because of her sharp wit and often irreverent attitude, a fascinating window into Southern society of the time. This recording is of the first published edition of the diary, edited by Isabella D. Martin and Myrta Lockett Avary and compiled from Mrs. Chesnut's revisions of her original journals. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
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CLMT
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September 21, 2019
Subject: Perfect!
Subject: Perfect!
Walden's voice was perfection for Mary Chesnut!!
I enjoyed finally being able to "hear" this book and am looking forward to more. I will recommend this site to friends!
I enjoyed finally being able to "hear" this book and am looking forward to more. I will recommend this site to friends!
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indy.go.blue66
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May 17, 2019
Subject: Arrogance personified
Subject: Arrogance personified
It was Mary Chestnut who says in Chapter 1, "we are divorced from the Union, North and South, because we hate each other so much." I swear that I'm hearing Ms. Chestnut reading her own diary, not Ms. Walden, as the arrogance of this "stately" Southern aristocrat is just perfect.
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Timothy Ferguson
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February 13, 2015
Subject: An excellent recording
Subject: An excellent recording
This is a memoir, written by the wife of a senior military officer fighting for the South in the American Civil War. As the South’s fortunes collapse, she retreats toward the centre of Confederate power, and sees the trappings of her affluent lifestyle stripped away. She is, to a modern reader, clearly on the wrong side of history, but her justifications for slavery and the attack on Fort Sumter are made all the more interesting by her alieness. The Librivox reader is tremendously successful, absolutely convincing as Chesnut’s voice.
This review was first posted on book coasters
This review was first posted on book coasters
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Columbiad
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May 12, 2013
Subject: A Definitive Reading
Subject: A Definitive Reading
Perfect voice & intonation. Caring pronunciation of obscure names & phrases shows reader's grasp of Chesnut's narrative & milieu.
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May 8, 2013
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lanternland
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May 8, 2013
Subject: Most excellent!
Subject: Most excellent!
On the spot and live from the center of the Civil War, and the usual superb reading by Mary Anne Walden.
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emelye
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April 25, 2012
Subject: a fine recording
Subject: a fine recording
Excellent recording of this essential Civil War primary source.
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picfixer
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July 30, 2011
Subject: Superb
Subject: Superb
A must for American history buffs. An absolute must for Civil War buffs. Often quoted in Ken Burns' "The Civil War." Excellent reading.
